Family mourns cousins found dead weeks apart in Dawson Creek
CBC
Friends and family are mourning the deaths of two Cree women in Dawson Creek, B.C., and searching for answers about what happened to the cousins, whose remains were discovered and identified weeks apart in the northeast B.C. community.
Darylyn Supernant, 29, and Renee Didier, 41, were last seen alive on March 15 and Dec. 2, 2023, respectively.
Police publicly identified Didier's remains on May 28, followed by Supernant's remains on June 18, shortly after what would have been her birthday.
Their disappearances were described as unusual by family, who say both women were normally quick to respond to texts and calls, and would often stop by for visits.
And though police have said little, there are fears the women may have been targeted as vulnerable members of a community that has seen an increase in gang violence over the past year.
But at the moment, the focus is on remembering the pair, who are described as vibrant, loving people by their family.
"She was my rock and one of my best friends," said Jordyn Ashley Cornish, who grew up with Supernant after Cornish's mom and Supernant's dad got together.
"One thing we would always say to each other is that even if our parents broke up, we would always be siblings, no matter what."
The pair were born just weeks apart, Cornish said, and even though she was the older of the two, it was Supernant who would always look out for her.
"I always told everyone, like, she takes care of me," she said, recalling her love of clothes and creating art. "She was so beautiful."
"She had one of those laughs, and her voice, it was just adorable. I can't tell you how much I would give anything just to hear it again."
Supernant's remains were identified the same week family has been planning a memorial service for Didier, to be held this Saturday in the village of Pouce Coupe, where she grew up.
Pouce Coupe is just outside Dawson Creek, an agricultural and oil-and-gas producing city of about 12,000 people in B.C.'s Peace region, located around 740 kilometres north of Vancouver and 20 kilometres from the Alberta border.
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